Václav ČADA

Cartometric analysis and localization of manuscript Müller's maps of the Czech regions for their publication on the map portal

Čada, V.: Cartometric analysis and localization of manuscript Müller's maps of the Czech regions for their publication on the map portal. Kartografické listy, 2011, 19, 7 figs., 2 tabs., 2 annex, 8 refs.

Abstract: When studying historical maps and their data sets it may be appropriated to compare their content with other period sources. These archive documents often serve for comparative studies with recent state of the territory. Such activities require complete coverage of the territory and georeferencing of those maps and data sets into selected coordinate reference system. Publishing of historical maps by means of modern web technologies offers extraordinary possibilities of opening these historical jewels to general public and use of their information potential into contemporary projects. Original Müller's map of the Czech regions, compiled between 1712 and 1718, are exceptional from content, technology and historical point of view. They represent the territory within regional administrative boundaries of that time completed by simple informative drawing of topography behind those boundaries in the approximative scale 1 : 100 000. The most important objects in Müller's maps of the Czech regions are settlemets differentiated according their types by map symbols. They can be effectively used to maps and map data sets georeferecing. Presented paper provides a detailed cartometric analysis of planimetric elements of individual manuscript maps of regions and results of accuracy of their georeferencing as well.

Keywords: database of settlements, historical maps, map portal, web services